Letter from Charles William Tait, Columbus, Texas, to Robert Tait, Camden, Alabama, 1848-04-20, page 1 |
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Columbus, Texas, May 14th 1854
Dear Brother
I recd a letter from you
not long since, the exact date I do not
recollect, as I have mislaid the letter.
I believe too it is the second letter I
have recd from you without answering.
We are all well at present (gracias
a Dios). We had a son born on the 13th of
April, & learn from a letter to James
that Felix had a daughter born on the
18th of the same month. We are expecting
to hear by the next letter that you have
an heir also. Advise Pa & Ma to
get a large book to register the names
of their grand-children in, as they will
soon be too numerous to remember.
I have written to Pa to send a name
for my son, I had such bad luck
with my first son, that I conclude
not to give any more of my fancy
names. My daughter Caroline is
growing very fast, and is very talkative,
(which is nothing remarkable for a
female). She loves her uncle James
very much, as he takes a good deal
Object Description
| Title | Letter from Charles William Tait, Columbus, Texas, to Robert Tait, Camden, Alabama, 1854-05-14 |
| Creator | Tait, Charles William, 1815-1878 |
| Date | 1854-05-14 |
| Description | This document is a letter from Charles William Tait to Robert Tait, his younger brother. Charles, a plantation owner in Colorado County, Texas, and Robert were two of the sons of James Asbury Tait, a plantation owner in Wilcox County, Alabama. The letter discusses the recent birth of Charles' second son, a visit from Charles' and Robert's brother James, bear-hunting, and a shortage of breeding stock for horses and hunting dogs. The Tait family were plantation owners in Wilcox County, Alabama; active in politics in Georgia, Alabama, and Texas. Family members include Charles Tait (1768-1835), politician and judge in Georgia and Alabama; his son, James Asbury Tait (1791-1855), plantation owner in Wilcox County; and James Goode Tait (1833-1911), the son of James Asbury, who inherited the family plantation. Other family members include Caroline, wife of James Asbury, and their children. This item has been aggregated as part of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL)'s "Deeply Rooted: The Agricultural & Rural History of the American South" project. |
| LC Subject |
Agriculture--Texas Plantation life--Texas Texas--Social life and customs--19th century Colorado County (Texas) Jury duty--Texas Horses--Breeding Dogs--Breeding Hunting Tait, Charles William, 1815-1878 Tait, Robert |
| EOA Categories |
History -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction Peoples -- Domestic Life Peoples -- Agricultural Life Agriculture Sports & Recreation -- Hunting Agriculture -- Livestock |
| Coverage.Spatial | Colorado County, Texas, United States |
| Coverage. Temporal. | 1854-05-14 |
| Source | Tail Family Papers, 1798-1922, Auburn University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama |
| Original Item ID | Collection 345, Tait Family Papers, Folder 52 |
| Original Item Format | 4 pages, 25 cm |
| Language | eng |
| Digital Publisher | Auburn, Ala. : Auburn University Libraries |
| Rights | This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of this image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732. |
| Type | StillImage; Text |
| File Name | FF52 letter from CWTait to Robert Tait.pdf |
| File Type | application/pdf |
| Relation | Deeply Rooted |
| Contributor | Auburn University Libraries |
Description
| Title | Letter from Charles William Tait, Columbus, Texas, to Robert Tait, Camden, Alabama, 1848-04-20, page 1 |
| Creator | Tait, Charles William, 1815-1878 |
| Date | 1854-05-14 |
| Description | This document is a letter from Charles William Tait to Robert Tait, his younger brother. Charles, a plantation owner in Colorado County, Texas, and Robert were two of the sons of James Asbury Tait, a plantation owner in Wilcox County, Alabama. The letter discusses the recent birth of Charle's second son, a visit from Charles' and Robert's brother James, bear-hunting, and a shortage of breeding stock for horses and hunting dogs. The Tait family were plantation owners in Wilcox County, Alabama; active in politics in Georgia, Alabama, and Texas. Family members include Charles Tait (1768-1835), politician and judge in Georgia and Alabama; his son, James Asbury Tait (1791-1855), plantation owner in Wilcox County; and James Goode Tait (1833-1911), the son of James Asbury, who inherited the family plantation. Other family members include Caroline, wife of James Asbury, and their children. This item has been aggregated as part of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL)'s "Deeply Rooted: The Agricultural & Rural History of the American South" project. |
| LC Subject |
Agriculture--Texas Plantation life--Texas Texas--Social life and customs--19th century Colorado County (Texas) Jury duty--Texas Horses--Breeding Dogs--Breeding Hunting Tait, Charles William, 1815-1878 Tait, Robert |
| EOA Categories |
History -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction Peoples -- Domestic Life Peoples -- Agricultural Life Agriculture Sports & Recreation -- Hunting Agriculture -- Livestock |
| Coverage.Spatial | Colorado County, Texas, United States |
| Coverage. Temporal. | 1854-05-14 |
| Source | Tail Family Papers, 1798-1922, Auburn University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama |
| Original Item ID | Collection 345, Tait Family Papers, Folder 52 |
| Original Item Format | 4 pages, 25 cm |
| Language | eng |
| Digital Publisher | Auburn, Ala. : Auburn University Libraries |
| Rights | This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of this image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732. |
| Type | StillImage; Text |
| File Name | FF52 letter from CWTait to Robert Tait.pdf |
| File Type | application/pdf |
| Relation | Deeply Rooted |
| Contributor | Auburn University Libraries |
| Transcript |
Columbus, Texas, May 14th 1854 Dear Brother I recd a letter from you not long since, the exact date I do not recollect, as I have mislaid the letter. I believe too it is the second letter I have recd from you without answering. We are all well at present (gracias a Dios). We had a son born on the 13th of April, & learn from a letter to James that Felix had a daughter born on the 18th of the same month. We are expecting to hear by the next letter that you have an heir also. Advise Pa & Ma to get a large book to register the names of their grand-children in, as they will soon be too numerous to remember. I have written to Pa to send a name for my son, I had such bad luck with my first son, that I conclude not to give any more of my fancy names. My daughter Caroline is growing very fast, and is very talkative, (which is nothing remarkable for a female). She loves her uncle James very much, as he takes a good deal |
